I came across this query on one of the forum sites and thought about the solution for the same. So, can someone please suggest me an easy method of doing this as I urgently need the solution for my problem? So I was thinking of adding HostGator email to Outlook on my local system, so that I have complete backup of my crucial data. Now I want to empty my mailbox, but I can’t delete my messages since they all are very important business messages. A few days back I noticed that my mailbox is filled with thousands of emails, dating back to the days when I started using HostGator as my preferred emailing service. It has been almost five years that I am using HostGator and have a large database of emails on the server. I have been using HostGator portal for managing my website and email accounts.